Limited or no connectivity message

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New to setting up a home network.

Trying to network a laptop to a desktop pc. Have both computers connected
through a switch. After running the networking wizard I get a "limited or no
connectivity message on the desktop." After running repair I get a dialog box
"acquiring network address" on the desktop PC, then another dialog box
stating "problem occured because network did not assign a network address to
the computer."

I don't need to share pheripherals or internet connection on these pc's,
only mainly the transfer of anti-virus and internet security upgrades from
the desktop to laptop over the LAN.

Thanks for any help offered.

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

New to setting up a home network.

Trying to network a laptop to a desktop pc. Have both computers connected
through a switch. After running the networking wizard I get a "limited or no
connectivity message on the desktop." After running repair I get a dialog box
"acquiring network address" on the desktop PC, then another dialog box
stating "problem occured because network did not assign a network address to
the computer."

I don't need to share pheripherals or internet connection on these pc's,
only mainly the transfer of anti-virus and internet security upgrades from
the desktop to laptop over the LAN.

Thanks for any help offered.

That message means that:

1. The LAN connections are configured to receive an IP address
automatically from a DHCP server.

and:

2. There's no DHCP server on the network to make the assignment.

As a result, the computers have no connectivity to the Internet. But
you've said that's OK.

The computers should be able to share files with each other just fine.
An easy way to access the other computer's shared disks and folders is
to type the other computer's name in the Start > Run box in this
format:

\\computer

To eliminate the "limited or no connectivity" message, you can:

1. Un-check the box "Notify me when this connection has limited or no
connectivity" in the LAN connection properties.

or:

2. Assign static IP addresses (such as 192.168.0.1 and 192.168.0.2) to
the computers' LAN connections.
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Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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